Brooklyn at 2 1/2 years

Brooklyn has such a defined personality at two and a half. She is equal parts sweet and stubborn. But she doles out so much love to me every day she melts my heart. 

Her favorites:


Show: Team Umi Zoomi 
Movie: Cinderella- "Rella"
Book: Bear Wants More
Snack: Cheese sticks or fruit snacks


Some cute words/sayings:


*laughs at me and says "oh mommy!" when I do something silly.
*"otay"- okay
*"peepa"-pizza
*She is counting well and can count to 10 by herself and to 20 with a little help. She counts everything and since she is still obsessed with money (I am not exaggerating) she might be an accountant or something similar when she grows up. 


New/Current Things:


*Brooklyn is mommy's little shadow. She has to not only be near me, but touching me. It is sweet, but can be frustrating when I am trying to clean or cook and I can't walk without tripping over her. 


*Her goal is to make people happy. If she sees someone who is sad, she will try her best to make them happy. Once she saw me crying over something Laneah said and she used her blanket to wipe away my tears and then gave me a big hug. How sweet is she? When she won't give me a kiss, I pretend to be sad and she will give me a kiss (she knows it is a game) and then she will ask "happy?" and I give her a big smile and say "yes, you make me happy!" and she smiles and laughs. 

*One of her favorite games is to play goodbye- I home game. It is very simple, but she plays it several times a day. She will say "bye, ove eww" and then pretend to leave (close the door) and then almost immediately opens it back up and yells "I home!" and gives me a big hug and I say "I am so glad you're home, I missed you so much!"A lot of times she will pack a purse and get some keys before she "leaves".

*She tries to play hide and seek and it is so cute. She giggles and hides while Laneah counts and sometimes pops out before Laneah finds her. She likes counting and looking for Laneah on her turn as well. But her favorite game is still to be chased or to chase. 

*Shortly after turning 2 1/2 she tried to get out of her crib and fell so we took the front part of her crib off. But now my once easy sleeper takes forever to fall asleep (and won't go to sleep unless Jason or I are in the room) and then gets up several times at night. I cut her naps to help and she does fall asleep faster at night, but still gets up a lot through the night. 

*Always the princess; she likes to dress up, but her favorite dress up is still accessories and shoes. 

*She likes to sneak into my makeup. Her favorite is lipstick. You can't see too well in these pictures, but she got into my makeup and put on lipstick and eyeshadow. 

*She likes to go to the pool, but it usually takes her a little while to warm up to getting in the water. She mostly prefers to play around the perimeter of the pool or sometimes the steps. 

Brooklyn is such an amazing little girl and we love her so much.